Environment
8-man Japan team arriving to help manage Mindoro ecological disaster
Japan is sending an eight-man team of experts to help the Philippines control and remove an oil slick that is quickly evolving into an ecological disaster.
Harbor Star in deal to help clean-up of MT Princess Empress oil spill
Harbor Star Shipping Services Inc., a marine services company listed on the Philippine Stock Exchange under the trading symbol TUGS, said Thursday it was engaged by the owner of an oil tanker that sank in waters in Oriental Mindoro to help in the clean-up and disposal of oily waste.
Group seeks subsidy support for oil-soaked communities
Fisherfolk group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) is seeking immediate livelihood support to fishing families affected by the oil spill triggered by the sinking of MT Princess Empress in Naujan, Oriental Mindoro last week.
Metallic minerals production hit P238 billion in 2022
The country's metallic minerals production surged 31.73 percent in 2022 to P238.05 billion from 2021’s P180.71 billion, according to the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB).
ASEAN countries emerge as global leaders in sustainable business reporting
Southeast Asian nations that include the Philippines emerge as global leaders in so-called sustainable businesses reporting, with many companies in the region increasingly likely...
